Late Antiquity “What makes the Second Temple period so unique is that much of its literature sees no need for hard distinctions between religious communities” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Many Jews in the Second Temple period believed that Israel shares a special relationship...
Christianity “Scholars who have argued that early Christians were influenced by Stoic thought miss a key link…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Scholars who have argued that early Christians were influenced by Stoic thought miss a...
Religion “Universalism has nothing to do with welcoming converts into one’s faith community…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 Universalism has nothing to do with welcoming converts into one’s faith community, which actually...
EMail “An email is an imposition on a person’s time” Author Drew Kaplan Date 10 October 2016 An email is an imposition on a person’s time. Writing to someone is saying...
Politics in America Trump’s “speeches themselves are nearly all empty assertion” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 October 2016 The speeches themselves are nearly all empty assertion. Assertion and bragging. Assertion, bragging, and...
America, Journalism, News Media, Writing “Conflicts gain sustained American attention only when they provide a compelling story line that appeals to both the public and political actors…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 October 2016 The United States is the world’s sole remaining superpower, but Americans often seem so...
Politics in America “Donald J. Trump…might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history of the American presidency” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 October 2016 …Donald J. Trump…might be the most ostentatiously unqualified major-party candidate in the 227-year history...
Politics in America “To Trump, NAFTA is some kind of original economic sin — a core cause of our current economic troubles” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 October 2016 To Trump, NAFTA is some kind of original economic sin — a core cause...
Anti-Semitism, University “My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly on campus” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 October 2016 My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly...
Beer “The history of various forms beverages offers a window into both the human condition and how our culture fulfills this basic biological need” Author Drew Kaplan Date 5 October 2016 Every nuance to what we taste and smell has a story behind it, stories...